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Foreign beauticians to be allowed to work in Japan

Volunteer beauticians give residents haircuts as people gather for a festival at Omiya shrine to mark Children's Day in the tsunami-devastated city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on May 5, 2011. (AFP)
Volunteer beauticians give residents haircuts as people gather for a festival at Omiya shrine to mark Children's Day in the tsunami-devastated city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture on May 5, 2011. (AFP)
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19 Mar 2020 03:03:15 GMT9
19 Mar 2020 03:03:15 GMT9

TOKYO: The Japanese government has decided a policy to allow foreign nationals who have a Japanese beautician's license to work in special zones in the country where deregulatory measures are tested.

The policy was adopted at a meeting of the Council on National Strategic Special Zones, headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Wednesday.

The government hopes that non-Japanese beauticians will help improve services for visitors and residents from abroad and transfer Japan's cosmetic and hairdressing techniques to the world.

People from foreign countries can get a Japanese beautician's license if they study for two years at technical schools in Japan and pass the national exam for becoming beauticians.

But many of such non-Japanese students go back to their countries after graduation, as the license does not make them qualify for residency status that allows work.

The government will consider creating a framework to allow certain beauty business operators, such as those with training plans, to hire foreign beauticians in national strategic special zones. It aims to make its final decision on the initiative by the end of the year, after hearing opinions from related organizations.

JIJI Press

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